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swelter

[swel-ter] / ˈswɛl tər /
VERB
suffocate
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Warm spring evenings that soon will lip into summer swelter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

They swelter at summer temperatures that eclipse the city average by 8 degrees Fahrenheit and the Catalina Foothills by 12 degrees.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

The same principles apply to commercial aircraft, as evidenced by passenger flight disruptions during periods of prolonged extreme heat in the Southwest, including this summer’s swelter.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023

They swelter inside layers of insulated clothing designed to keep the heat of flames from penetrating.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Beyond the ring of their firelight, there was nothing except animal sounds and insects, the black wildness of the jungles and swamps, the swelter of the interior.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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